The Gay Pride March in held every year towards the end of June to commemorate the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village. They are noted as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement around the world.
In recent years , the March has broadened to include recognition of the fight against AIDS and to remember those we have lost to the illness, violence and neglect.
The Stonewall Hotel in Sydney is named in honour of this very moment in history, as an enduring struggle of gay rights issues and conflicts.
Gay Pride march starts at Central park on Fifth Ave and walks all the way down to Greenwich Village. It is considered a March rather than Parade as the fight continues for equal rights amongst for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.
We had a great time supporting everyone in the Gay Pride March, and managed to find Walter in the crowd for some street-side dancing and shenanigans!
Doing my bit with a rainbow bright tee-shirt!
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